Bushing



May 31, 1949. J N, GLADDEN 2,471,615

BUSHING Filed Aug. 7, 1944- TOR 6L HDDs/v Arrow/:Ys

Patented May 3.1, 1,949

UNIT ED STATES ENT GFFICE BUSHIING John N. Gladden, Glendale, Calif.

Application August 7, 1944","Sri'al Noi-'548,439

3 Claims.

Min-invention` relates to the bushing art and, moreparticularly,` toa novelbushing and a methode-off--manuiacturingv the same.'

It Visa primary object of this-invention'to pro- Vider-a bushing adapted toform a fluid seal, resistant-.to highvuid. pressures, around a tubular member, whether Vthe tubular member is stationary3 or movablefwith respect to the bushing,Y and which-is simple `and economical to fabricate and install Other-:objects and'advantages of the-invention will-:be-apparent from-ithe Afollowing specificationand the drawing, .in which:

Fig. 1 isa longitudinal View, partly in section,

offavalVe-device having my invention installed' therein. .1

Figi 2 is an-end Viewl of ythe device illustrated in,Fig;.1.-

Fig.v Sis a longitudinal-sectional view illustratingfone step inthe manufacture of my device.

Fig.; 4 is a-viewsimilar to Fig. 3 illustrating a urther: step in the manufacture of lthe-inven- Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 3 illustrating the device-asfv assembled? Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig-5;

Fig. 7 is a .fragmentary cross-sectional View of an alternative form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, Figs. 1 and-2 illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention in a commercial device. As shown, a valve device Ill'eontaiis a poppet valve I I having 'a valve stem I21fengagedzatiits outer endbya-bell crank'leve'r I3.iwhich',athrough actuationpisl adapted to move' the Valve -stemiand the poppet valve4 inwardly to seat.:the-zpoppet Valve on its valve'seat, a spring Ill being providedV to..normally hold the poppet Valve in its open or unseated position. The poppet valve -.II operates in a chamber I5 normally containing. .uid .underA high. pressure, and consequently it is necessary to provide a fluid seal between the valve stem I2 and the wall of the housing of the Valve device which will withstand the fluid pressure in the chamber I5, and at the same time permit reciprocation of the valve stem I2. This is accomplished by providing a bushing I l, which may also be referred to as an insert member or nut, through which the valve stem I2 of the poppet Valve II extends.

The bushing Il includes a body member I8 having a longitudinal bore I9 therein with an axially aligned and concentric counterbore separated from the longitudinal bore I9 by an annular shoulder 2I. The counterbore 20 ter- 2,. minates in afclosure element 22 which-'closes--the'- outerend-of the counterbore and which is pro-- vided-with -anopening 2 3 which' is substantiallyVf axially aligned withthe boref--I but -of larger-- diameter, th-e closure element-beingformed' in'- tegrallyfwith--the--body-imemberf I8:V It `will-nbcunderstood;however;that"the-opening--23-rnay be" of the Asame diameter-as the -bore 49,- if desired- Although ther closure--element-22-Y ispreferablycup-shaped in form, as illustrated-.dtmaybe-ofany-desired conguration.-- Carried-finl the-coun'- terbore 2li;- between-thef-shoulder-` A 2I-- and they` closure element -2 2 g'- isanannular sealing ring Y 25,- which, --as- 'illustrated inf Fig. f4, is-- normally-substantially circular in cross section, and which-isr formed of resili-ent material,` si-ic-:lfr-as, for-example, neoprene o-rrubber.- As'- will be noted-from Fig.

4, Itleefinnerdiameter ofthe-sealing ring-25, when f assembledf-inthe-body-.member I8, is preferably-- somewhat-less-than-the diameter =of the long-i-f` tud-inal-borer I9-, so that whenV a--tubular member of substantially the samel external diameter as the bore -I S--is- -passed-'theretlfu-oughA -asillustrated by the valve stem l2-in--llig.-5, the-seal-ing--ring 25 will-besomewhat-compressedin-its radial dimenas shown.-vr The fluid--seal-formed--by the-sealing@ ring -25 is suiciently effective `tdwithstand fluid-- pressures of several thousand `pounds per-square inch without' substantialleakage, -andl Ymay-I thereiore-be-usedin highpressure hydraulic de vices; Ysuch as thevalve device- I0 illustrated-in- The bod-y member- I 8,as-will be noted; -r is provided lwith* a Thexagonal 'nut head-26A and-isg-N-V provided f-withan externally threaded-portion 21- ,A

Fig-.1v 1.

to adapt it to be readily installed in a threaded opening. It will be understood, however, that the threaded portion 2l and the nut head 26 may be omitted for certain installations without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is also t-o be noted that the length of the counterbore 2G is substantially greater than the axial diameter of the sealing ring 25 when the same is compressed, as illustrated in Fig. 5, so that the sealing rin-g may roll or otherwise move to the position illustrated in dotted lines 28 in Fig. 5 when the valve stem I2 is reciprocated, and thisy is a further feature of the invention. Such movement of the sealing ring 25 tends to rotate it gradually so as to present new faces of engagement with the valve stein l2 and the counterbore 20, thus increasing the life of the device.

In fabricating the bushing Il, it is rst made as illustrated in Fig. 3, in which a tubular extension 29 of the counterbore 20 is provided. The sealing ring 25 preferably is then inserted into the counterbore 20 in the position illustrated in Fig. 4, following which the tubular extension 29 is swaged or otherwise formed into the semi-cupshaped closure element 22, as illustrated in Fig. 4. It is to be noted, however, that, if desired, the body member I8 may be fully formed with the closure element 22 thereon before the sealing ring 25 is inserted thereinto, the sealing ring being squeezed relatively hat and inserted thereinto through the opening 23. The closure element 22 thus retains the sealing ring 25 in place for shipment or handling, and in installation a tubular member need only be inserted through the opening 23, the inner diameter of the sealing ring, and the bore I9, as illustrated by the valve stern I2 in Fig. 5, to complete the assembly.

In Fig. 7 an alternative embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which the closure element 22 is provided with an extending tubular hub 30 adapted to act as a. convenient stop or otherwise. The hub 30 is likewise preferably formed by a swaging operation.

Although I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that this is merely illustrative, and I desire to be afforded the full scope of the following claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an insert device, the combination of: a body member having a bore and a counterbore of lar-ger diameter than said bore and axially aligned with said bore, there being a conical annular shoulder therebetween, said body member having an integral relatively thin-walled, tubular extension providing a substantially conical, annular iiange extending axially and radially inward and forming a semi cup-shaped closure element partially closing said counterbore; and an annular sealing ring confined in said oounterbore and adapted to roll therein between said conical shoulder and said conical closure element, said ring being formed of resilient material and being normally circular in cross section, said ring when assembled in said counterbore having an external diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said counterbore and an internal diameter substantially less than that of said bore, said counterbore being substantially longer than the axial dimension of said sealing rin-g.

2, An insert device adapted for insertion into a threaded opening of a valve body, comprising: a body member having,T external screw threads to adapt it to be screwed into the threaded opening, said body member having a bore at one end extending through a portion of its length and a counterbore at the other end extending through the remainder of its length, there being a first annular conical shoulder between said bore and said counterbore, said body member having a thin, annular extension at said other end, said extension projecting outwardly from said other end and radially inward toward the axis of said counterbore to provide a closure for said counterbore, the inner surface of said extension providing a second conical shoulder; and an annular sealing ring confined in said counterbore between said rst and second shoulders, said ring being of resilient material and being normally circular in cross section, said ring when assembled in said counterbore having an external diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said counterbore and an internal diameter substantially less than that of said bore.

3. An insert device adapted for insertion into a threaded opening of a valve body, comprising: a body member having external screw threads to adapt it to be screwed into the threaded opening, said body member having a bore at one end extending through a portion of its length and a counterbore at the other end extending through the remainder of its length, there being a rst annular conical shoulder between said bore and said counterbore, said body member having an integral, thin, annular, curved extension at said other end and bordering said counterbore, said extension curving outwardly from said other end and radially inward toward the axis of said counterbore to provide a closure for said counterbore, the inner surface of said extension providing a second conical shoulder; and an annular sealing ring conned in said counterbore between said rst and second shoulders, said ring being of resilient material and being normally circular in cross section, said ring when assembled in said counterbore having an external diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said counterbore and an internal diameter substantially less than that of said bore.

JOI-12N N. GLADDEN.

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